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PA-25-426: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)

Reviewed by Dr. Meng ZhaoLast reviewed October 16, 2026Data refreshed October 16, 2026Editorial standards

Open for applicationsNext due date: Dec 8, 2026Expires May 8, 2028

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will support students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program (e.g. DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD), and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Candidates must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of…

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NOFO number
PA-25-426
Type
PA
Activity code
F30
Primary institute
NIH
Clinical trials
Not Allowed
Posted
Jun 12, 2025
Opens
Jul 8, 2025
Expires
May 8, 2028

PA-25-426 due dates

5 application due dates remain before the NOFO expires. Dates marked * are NIH standard due dates. Check the related notices below for changes NIH made after posting.

Application due dates and review cycles for PA-25-426
Application Due Date(s)Renewal / Resubmission / Revision (as allowed)AIDS - New/Renewal/Resubmission/Revision, as allowedScientific Merit ReviewAdvisory Council ReviewEarliest Start Date
August 08, 2025August 08, 2025 *September 07, 2025 *November 2025January 2026April 2026
December 08, 2025December 08, 2025 *January 07, 2026 *March 2026May 2026July 2026
April 08, 2026April 08, 2026 *May 07, 2026 *July 2026October 2026December 2026
August 08, 2026August 08, 2026 *Not ApplicableNovember 2026January 2027April 2027
December 08, 2026December 08, 2026 *Not ApplicableMarch 2027May 2027July 2027
April 08, 2027April 08, 2027 *Not ApplicableJuly 2027October 2027December 2027
August 08, 2027August 08, 2027 *Not ApplicableNovember 2027January 2028April 2028
December 08, 2027December 08, 2027 *Not ApplicableMarch 2028May 2028July 2028
April 08, 2028April 08, 2028 *Not ApplicableJuly 2028October 2028December 2028

Projects funded under PA-25-426

NIH RePORTER lists 89 projects funded under PA-25-426 in FY2022–FY2026, with $4.3M in award dollars. Counts include each project's later non-competing years, which keep the original NOFO number.

Projects funded

89

Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026

New awards

89

Type 1 (new project) award records

NIH funding

$4.3M

Award dollars under PA-25-426, FY2022–FY2026

Funding by fiscal year

Award records, new awards, and funding by fiscal year under PA-25-426
Fiscal yearAward recordsNew awardsFunding
FY202200$0
FY202300$0
FY202400$0
FY202500$0
FY20268989$4.3M

Institutions with the most funding

  1. University of Pennsylvania$276K · 5 projects
  2. University of Illinois at Chicago$267K · 5 projects
  3. Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ$220K · 4 projects
  4. Case Western Reserve University$220K · 4 projects
  5. Medical College of Wisconsin$204K · 4 projects
  6. University of California, San Francisco$188K · 4 projects
  7. Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester$184K · 5 projects
  8. University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh$167K · 3 projects

Funding institutes

  • NIAID$1.1M · 23
  • NCI$700K · 15
  • NIA$451K · 9
  • NIMH$434K · 9
  • NICHD$386K · 8
  • NIDDK$379K · 8
  • NEI$200K · 4
  • NIAAA$153K · 3

Activity codes funded

Most recent new awards

What its predecessor PA-23-260 funded

PA-25-426 reissues PA-23-260. Its funding history is the best guide to who wins under this program: 362 projects and $32.7M in FY2022–FY2026.

Projects funded

362

Distinct projects, FY2022–FY2026

New awards

362

Type 1 (new project) award records

NIH funding

$32.7M

Award dollars under PA-23-260, FY2022–FY2026

Funding by fiscal year

Award records, new awards, and funding by fiscal year under PA-23-260
Fiscal yearAward recordsNew awardsFunding
FY202200$0
FY202300$0
FY20248080$3.8M
FY2025282208$13.2M
FY202632174$15.6M

Institutions with the most funding

  1. University of Pennsylvania$1.9M · 21 projects
  2. Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ$1.8M · 16 projects
  3. Washington University$1.5M · 22 projects
  4. Harvard Medical School$1.3M · 15 projects
  5. University of Illinois at Chicago$1.3M · 11 projects
  6. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$1.3M · 11 projects
  7. University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh$1.1M · 10 projects
  8. Case Western Reserve University$1.1M · 10 projects

Funding institutes

  • NCI$8.1M · 166
  • NHLBI$5.1M · 106
  • NIAID$4.8M · 105
  • NICHD$2.8M · 59
  • NIDDK$2.6M · 58
  • NIMH$2.2M · 48
  • NIA$2.1M · 42
  • NIDA$1.3M · 28

Activity codes funded

Most recent new awards

FY2026 closed on September 30, 2026, but NIH keeps posting that year's awards to RePORTER for several weeks. FY2026 figures reflect records available on October 16, 2026 and may rise slightly at the next refresh.

Participating institutes

18 NIH institutes and offices take applications under PA-25-426. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your research before applying.

  • NIH
  • NEI · National Eye Institute
  • NHLBI · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • NIA · National Institute on Aging
  • NIAAA · National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • NIAID · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • NICHD · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • NIDCD · National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  • NIDCR · National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
  • NIDDK · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • NIDA · National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • NIEHS · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • NIMH · National Institute of Mental Health
  • NINR · National Institute of Nursing Research
  • NIMHD · National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • NCCIH · National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
  • NCI · National Cancer Institute
  • ODSS

Related notices

  1. Nov 24, 2025 · NOT-DE-26-013

    Notice of Rescheduled NIDCR Pre-Application and Technical Assistance Webinars on Applying for Fellowship F) Awards and Career Development K) Awards.

  2. Sep 25, 2025 · NOT-DE-26-012

    Notice of NIDCR Pre-Application and Technical Assistance Webinars on Applying for Fellowship F) Awards and Career Development K) Awards.

  3. Jun 17, 2025 · NOT-OD-25-126

    NOTICE OF CORRECTION: Eligible Individuals, Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Service Award NRSA) Fellowships.

  4. Aug 31, 2022 · NOT-OD-22-198

    Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans Included with Applications Due on or after January 25, 2023. See Notice NOT-OD-22-198.

  5. Aug 5, 2022 · NOT-OD-22-189

    Implementation Details for the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. See Notice NOT-OD-22-189.

Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)

NIH has attached 9 NOSIs to PA-25-426; none are active now. A NOSI flags a topic an institute wants to fund through this NOFO.

Award terms

Application types allowed
NewRenewal - Individual fellowship awards are generally not renewable. In rare cases in which fellowship awardees require further fellowship support, they should consult with NIH staff to obtain advice regarding submission of a renewal application.Resubmission The OER Glossary and the How to Apply - Application Guide provide details on these application types. Only those application types listed…
Award budget
Information
Project period
Individuals may receive up to 5 years of aggregate Kirschstein-NRSA support at the predoctoral level up to 6 years for dual degree training, e.g., MD/PhD), and up to 3 years of aggregate Kirschstein-NRSA support at the postdoctoral level, including any combination of support from institutional training grants e.g., T32) and an individual fellowship award. Other
Funds available and number of awards
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Summarized from the NOFO text; the full NOFO governs eligibility, budget, and review.

Related NOFOs

  • Reissue of PA-23-260.

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